Posted by MikeT23 on 6/27/2013 4:43:00 PM (view original):You're assuming he knows how to bunt and can execute it properly when they're pitching him the absolutely worst location possible for hijm to do so.

Face it, taking the bat out of his hands in a 1 run game is stupid. Admit it and move on.

You're also assuming he's getting pitched in the same spot all the time. If the slugger knew the pitch would be on the inside corner, he'd be crushing the ball most of the time.

OK, let me edit this for you, sorry:

You're also assuming he's getting pitched in the same spot all the time. If the slugger knew the pitch would be on the inside corner, he'd be crushing the ball most of the time. Unless it's Mariano Rivera.

They don't ALWAYS go inside - a guy who is getting the extreme overshift is there because he tries to pull everything anyhow. But they are going to avoid the middle of the plate like the plague, and that outside corner breaking ball isn't exactly a charm to bunt fair even if it does lead you in the right direction.